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Getting Natural Gas by Remote Control

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March 11, 2013

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Summary:

In Northern Pennsylvania, natural gas in the Marcellus Shale formation is being extracted from deep beneath the ground using fracking. The AP's Lee Powell found drilling rigs wired for remote control from a thousand miles away.

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